Overal Status of Economic Land Concession in Cambodia

Until April 2010, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) requests to the Royal government of Cambodia for contract cancelation of 41 companies with total land area of 379,034 ha. At the present, there have been 85 contracted and validated companies with total land area of 956,690 ha located in 16 provinces.

Economic Land Concession under 1,000 hectares

After enforcement of sub-degree on economic land concession on 27 December, 2005, 47 companies individually less than 1,000 ha have been granted by provincial authorities in 9 provinces.

Negotiation on reduction the area more than 10,000 hectares

The 9 economic land concession companies with land area of more than 10,000 ha are subjected to negotiate for reducing the area to 10,000 ha (According to Sub Degree No. 146 on Economic Land Concession).

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